| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great way to absorb some local flavor and history
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| Sun, Jul 12 11:30 AM |
daveta |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I had a wonderful experience on the tour. The Spice House was a high point and I especially enjoyed the talk given by the owner in the lovely patio. Kate, our guide, was knowledgeable, friendly, and made us all feel comfortable. |
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Great Way to See City
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| Sun, Jul 12 11:30 AM |
michelson |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We found the tour and guide (Kate) to be wonderful and a great use of our time. We enjoyed the different tastes (something for everybody), learning about the building blocks to tasty cooking (oils, vinigers and spices) and learning about the different dwelling architecture that graces the city. I'd recommend taking the tour early in your visit so you know where to go and what to eat for the rest of the visit. It was quite informative and a way to see/experience insider information regarding the places to dine on fantastic ethnic food. It's enough to inspire one to cook more often. Bring good walking shoes because there's a lot. Though a bit pricy, I'd highly recommend the Northern tour to everyone. Other cities should consider adding a similar tour. Beware of parking...it's steep! |
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Just FAB!
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| Sun, Jul 12 11:00 AM |
sallyabbey |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| What a great way to spend a Sunday morning...eating your way round the neighbourhoods of Chicago - would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone! |
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A delightful "foodie" walk on Chicago's near north
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| Sun, Jul 12 11:00 AM |
gertrude |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a great way to visit places you might never see or might not enter on your own. Great way to get introduced to various neighborhoods and lots of food choices. The food was very good and our guide was good too. There were several questions that she couldn't answer that were asking for more detail about some of the things she did discuss. While I realize one cannot anticipate all the questions they might be asked i did think she should probably have had some of the answers to these questions, especially since they were follow-ups to her her presentation. The only thing that we thought was turn-off was a heavy emphasis at the beginning of the tour on giving her a gratuity--we knew it was appropriate--the printed info we had discussed it in detail. Actually, we probably would have given her a bigger tip if we didn't feel that she was begging.
However, we thoroughly enjoyed and plan to do the other option soon. |
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A good way to see the city
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| Sun, Jul 12 11:00 AM |
siavash |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I was hesitant before I started the tour, but after the first sampling It was having a wonderful time. A good way to see parts of the city that one may miss. Would recommend to anyone. |
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Fantastic
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| Sat, Jul 11 12:00 PM |
fluffy |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This was definitely a highlight of our trip and the best part was this was the first tour we did 3 hours after we arrived in Chicago.
This tour allowed us to see sites we probably would have never made it to as well as our guide was amazing.
Overall we would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to see some out of the way sites and enjoy some traditional Chicago food.
Thank you for such an amazing start to a wonderful trip to Chicago. |
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A Vacation in Your Own City!
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| Sat, Jul 11 12:00 PM |
amykate |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I went on the Gold Coast tour with some friends and it was amazing! Three hours flew by and I learned so much about the city I have lived in for four years. Each of the places we stopped at were wonderful. In fact, I just picked up lunch from one of the places we went to today! Our tour guide Ariana was fantastic. I highly recommend the tour and ask for Ariana as your tour guide! |
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Incredibly Fantastic and enjoyable
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| Sat, Jul 11 11:30 AM |
wwells8 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our Guide, Kate was amazing. She is knowledgable, entertaining and professional. She kept us right on track and spent time with everyone in the group for any questions. Well worth the tour. |
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Chicago's best kept secret!!!
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| Sat, Jul 11 11:00 AM |
Zip48socks |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Unbelievable!!! Sensory explosion and infusion. The tastes, smells, laughter, sights, sounds and textures were amazing both architecturally and gastronomically!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! |
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Would do this again
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| Sat, Jul 11 11:00 AM |
garythrower |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We really enjoyed this tour - learned a lot, had some great food, and our guide, Jenn, was super about answering all our questions & making suggestions about what to do & see in Chicago.
We will do another tour when we come back to Chicago, and recommend it to our friends! |
